The combination of butternut squash and sweet potato is heavenly and creates a smooth luscious soup. With the addition of cardamom and Vouvray Wine, the flavor is rounded out with sweet and acidic notes. If you want to skip the cream, this soup is so thick you can just substitute with ½ cup of more stock. If you’re not fond of sage and apples, we’ve included below the recipe some other great ideas for other soup accompaniments! Vouvray Wine can be substituted with any sweet acidic white wine.
INGREDIENTS
3-1/2 tablespoons butter
2 cups chopped white, sweet onion
Kosher salt
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup white wine (we used Vouvray)
6 cups butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cubed into 3/8″ cubes
3 cups sweet potato, peeled, cubed
6-8 cups unsalted chicken or vegetable stock
1 teaspoon ground Cardamom
1/2 cup cream
Fresh ground pepper
DIRECTIONS
In a stock pot melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions with a pinch of kosher salt and sauté until soft, about 10 minutes. If the onions start to brown, reduce the heat; you want to just “sweat” them. When the onions are soft, add the garlic, cook for 30 seconds, then add the wine. Increase the heat and cook until the wine evaporates. Add the squash, sweet potato and six cups of stock. The vegetables should be completely covered in stock so add a little more if you need it. Bring to a simmer, then reduce and cook, uncovered, for 1 hour or until the vegetables are soft. Mash with a potato masher then using an immersion blender or a counter top blender, blend everything until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper or season to your preference. Whisk in the cardamom and cream. Serve in warm bowls and add your favorite accompaniments shown below.
Accompaniments – choose your favorite, or mix and match to combine them!
Crème Fraîche and Fried Sage Leaves
Sauté 4-5 small sage leaves in 1 tablespoon of olive oil until crisp; cool on paper towels then crumble. Top the soup with 1 tablespoon of Crème Fraîche and add a pinch of fried sage leaves and fresh ground pepper.
Sour Cream and Toasted Pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place 1/4 cup of pepitas on a small sheet tray. Toast for 10 minutes. Add a tablespoon of sour cream to the bowl of hot soup. Let the sour cream melt for 30 seconds, swirl the sour cream with a fork then add the toasted pepitas.
Apples & Fried Sage Leaves
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine one small Granny Smith apple, peeled and cubed, with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 teaspoons melted butter. Place on a sheet tray and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the apples are tender. Place the apples, mounded in the center of a shallow, warm soup bowl, then add the soup around the apples leaving an “island” in the middle. Use the directions above to make fried sage leaves. Use the leaves whole or crumbled.
Sous Vide Apples & Fried Sage Leaves
Combine one small Granny Smith apple, peeled and cubed, with 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 2 teaspoons small diced butter. Vacuum pack and cook sous vide for 30 minutes at 185 degrees. Place the apples mounded in the center of a shallow, warm soup bowl. Add the soup around the apples leaving an “island” in the middle. Use the directions above to make fried sage leaves. Use the leaves whole or crumbled.
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